I thought It would be interesting to have a place to collect descriptions or accounts of living with other illnesses that include phenomena seemingly nearly identical to what we call PEM.
For Mitochondrial disease, check out the thread: What differentiates ME/CFS from known primary...
Background: Three systematic reviews all concluded that exercise is an effective treatment for long COVID.
Objective: To determine if exercise therapy is also an effective treatment for long COVID patients who suffer from Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM) or Post-Exertional Symptom Exacerbation...
Towards an understanding of physical activity-induced post-exertional malaise: Insights into microvascular alterations and immunometabolic interactions in post-COVID condition and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
Haunhorst, Simon; Dudziak, Diana; Scheibenbogen, Carmen; Seifert...
Boom and bust, another ME/CFS myth?
People with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) are often said to have an erratic activity pattern, where sudden bursts of activity are followed by prolonged bed rest. This ‘boom and bust’ pattern is thought to be the reason why ME/CFS...
Post-exertional malaise in daily life and experimental exercise models in patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
Vøllestad, Nina K.; Mengshoel, Anne Marit
Post-exertional malaise (PEM) is commonly recognized as a hallmark of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue...
Podcast episode about PEM, well worth a listen :thumbsup:
https://natashalipman.substack.com/p/post-exertional-malaise
Transcript here:
http://natashalipman.com/post-exertional-malaise-podcast-transcript
ME/CFS and Post-Exertional Malaise among Patients with Long COVID
by Leonard A. Jason and Joseph A. Dorri
Abstract
This study sought to ascertain the prevalence of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) among a sample of 465 patients with Long COVID. The participants...
Background
Post-exertional malaise (PEM) is a defining characteristic of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) but there is insufficient research dissecting the nature of PEM from the patients’ perspective.
Methods
A PEM questionnaire administered to 150 ME/CFS patients...
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